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[Chronic post-mastectomy pain].

J Málek·A Kurzová·M Ambrus·T Vedral·M Lysý·V Príkazský
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BACKGROUND: Surgery results in chronic pain in 7-80 percent. One of the most studied is chronic post-mastectomy pain. The prevalence was 40-50 percent in studies performed abroad. As this problem has not yet been studied in the Czech Republic, a retrospective prevalence study was performed to asses the extent of the problem and risk factors for development of chronic post-mastectomy pain. METHODS AND RESULTS: After ethic committee approval an anonymous questionnaire was developed and distributed in various oncology department and patients'organisations. Response rate was 100 percent, 330 questionnaires were processed. Chronic post-mastectomy pain (lasting longer than 3 months after surgery) was described by 69 (20.9 per cent) women. The pain was permanent in 17 and transient in 46 cases, not specified in 6 cases. The pain intensity was predominantly mild or moderate. Risk factors were younger age (below 55-60 years, p=0.0098), less extensive surgery (tumourectomy vs. mastectomy, p=0.0017), intensive post operative pain (p=0.0002) and radiotherapy (p=0.0174). Trend in chemotherapy (p=0.0778) was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of chronic post-mastectomy pain was lower in our study comparing to studies in other countries. The reason remains obscure in spite of detailed analysis.

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J Málek, A Kurzová, M Ambrus, T Vedral, M Lysý, V Príkazský. 2006. [Chronic post-mastectomy pain].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16634480/

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